FTI Consulting appoints senior members in Strategic Communications practice

FTI Consulting has strengthened its Strategic Communications practice in Asia with three senior appointments.

Kainoa Blaisdell has rejoined FTI Consulting as a Managing Director, based in Singapore. He brings extensive experience advising leading companies and sponsors on complex cross-border capital markets transactions and fundraisings. His background also spans investment management, private markets research and financial journalism.

At FTI Consulting, Blaisdell will advise companies in highly regulated, policy-driven sectors as they navigate high-stakes transactions, restructurings and crisis situations.

Additionally, Justin Teh returns as Senior Director based in Singapore. Teh is a financial communications specialist with extensive experience advising on complex multi-stakeholder transactions, including M&A, IPOs, activism defence and restructurings.

In his role at FTI Consulting, he will support clients with strategic investor relations programmes and advise asset and wealth management firms across the region on issues management and corporate reputation strategies.

In Hong Kong, Rita Fong was recently promoted to Managing Director. She leads financial communications engagements in Hong Kong and specialises in deal advisory, investor relations and crisis management for listed companies. Fong also advises clients on a wide range of M&A and special situations, including shareholder disputes, activism, proxy fights, hostile takeovers and restructurings.

“The arrival of Kainoa and Justin and the promotion of Rita underscores our commitment to building the strongest financial communications and special situations bench in Asia,” said Tom Evrard, Head of Strategic Communications for Asia at FTI Consulting.

Mark McCall, Global Head of Strategic Communications at FTI Consulting, added: “In an environment of heightened deal activity, aggressive shareholder scrutiny and complex special situations, clients demand advisors who can move with precision, speed and deep market intelligence. This strengthened team in Asia significantly enhances our global M&A and activism offering, delivering seamless cross-border support and data-driven strategies that protect and create value for clients.”

Globally, FTI Consulting has more than 8,100 employees located in 32 countries. The company is headquartered in the United States.